Draft-equalizer.



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Application filed August 3, 15V.

Specification oi Letters Patented April 14;, 2.90s.

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To all whom may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE l vlosmsmn, a citizen of the United States of Americs, and a, resident of Apache Csddoj county, Gide- .hoxns, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft-Equalizers, oi which the following is s specification.

The main ob iect of this invention is to provide an improved form of draft equslizer, which is simple and inexpensive instructure and which may be readily adjusted to suit a large number of different conditions for equalizing the draft of two or more horses of different relative power. g This object is sccornplished by the device shot n1 in the sccornpanying drawing, in which Figure l is a top plan partly broken away or" e vehicle tongue 'wrovided with a, draftequelizer constructed according to this invention. 2 is a section on the line 22 oi Fig. 1.

In the construction shown, the equalizer tree consists of two bars 1 and 2, which overlap each other for a considerable part of their length and each of which is provided with a series of bolt holes 3. Said holes are preferably all of the same size so that the drawbolt 4 may be inserted into any of them. The tongue .5 has bolted thereon a strap 6 which extends over the top of the tree and braces the bolt against bending.

The bars 1 and 2 are prevented from angular movement with respect to each other by the foregoing description.

thebolts 7, which pass through registering apertures in the bars at a distance from the drew-holt In the soecific construction shovm, all of the bolt ho es 3 are of the same size and they are equally spaced in each of the bars so that in all positions of adjustment the holes in the overlapping parts of the bars will register with each other. This admits of u large number adjustments of the length or the tree and also admits of adjusting the drew-bolt to s number of positions.

along the tree so as to vary the respective lengths of the arms which are at opposite sides or" the tongue. The Whifiletrees 8 may be connected to the main tree in the usual manner and niay also be adjusted to any of the holes 3.

The operation of the device shown will be readily understood from the drawings end What l claim as in invention and desire to secure by Letters etentis 1'. The combination With-s tongue and its drsw-bolt, of an equalizer tree com rising two parallel overler ping bars of equal transerse strength, see he. therein a. series of holes for receiving sai draw-bolt, said hers being sdjusteble lon itudinally of each other to brin r different oles in each into registry with 'fierent holes in the other, said drew-bolt being adapted to be passed throu h registering holes in the two bars for attac ing the tree to the tongue, and clumping means securing the inner, overlcpFing end of each bar to the adjacent part 0 the other bar for reventing said bars from swinging on said olt independently of each other.

The combination with a tongue and drew-bolt, of an equalizer tree, comprising a pair oi hers overlapping each other andeach having therein a series of equally spaced bolt.

holes, the holes of each bar being spaced to register with those of the other, to permit the length of said tree to be adjusted and to perrnit the draw-bolt to be shifted to difierent holes for the purpose of equalizing the pull of draft animals of unequal power, and e second bolt extending through registering holes at 2. distance from the draw-bolt to prevent swinging of one her reletively of the other.

3. The combination of a tongue, 9. tree for connecting a plurality of draft animals to said tongue and comprisin a pair of bars overlapping each other and each provided Withe series of equellv spaced holes adapted to register With the holes in the other bar and errnit of longitudinal adjustment of said oers ugoon each other, and s drew-bolt for pivots l connectin said tree and tongue, said hol t being shiitshle to different holes for equalizing the draft oi the animals at different sides of the tongue, and clernpi means for securing the inner end of each bar to the scent part of the other to prevent relative movement of said bars with respect to each other.

4. In a draft equalizer, a tree for connectother when said bars are adjusted longitudinally of each other to a plurality of diflererrt relative positions, a draw-bolt adapted to {mass through any pair of such registering roles for connecting the tree to the tongue pendentlys gf each other on said drew-bolt, substantiallyes described. 1U Signed at Apache this 26 day of July 1907.

GEORGE MOSMEIER.

and a pair of bolts adapted to be passed W'itnesses: through other pairs of such registering holes i I. HENDRICKS, for preventing sm'rl bars from swinging imle- 5 1. F. CRANY. 

